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VOL 2. NO. 74.
VIENNA. GA., WEDNESDAY* MARCH 4,1903-
TWICE-A-WEEK $1.00 PER YEAR
A HARP LUCK STORY
OF TWO YOUNG MEN.
He thnt by the plow would thrive,
Must look nt “coffee" as he drives,
Or take the “bell rord” In jour hand,
And help them cultivate the land.
SUPERIOR COURT
STILL IN SESSION.
All About How They Got Into a Pickle
Last Sunday Sight and How
The Got ont Again.
Last tt-eok I was among apme of Doo-
Ij’a most progressive (nratera and also
called to see all sorts of the "homy
bunded sons of toll" on my regular
rounds in the country. Some of them
hired colored men to hold the plow
'handles and some who pulled the “bell
‘Cord over old Beck" with their own
hand.
My friend, Capt. Woodward, owns a
nice four-horse farm and is Coalman-
der-in-Chiefof the field forces and looks
after every detail of his well improved
plantation. Under such skillful super
vision it is not necessary for me to say
that his farm is self-sustaining and a
decided success in every particular.
Mr. Everett is most pleasantly domi
ciled near Sandy Mount school honse on
, a splendid three-horse farm. He and
hit hustling boys hold the plow handles,
and as a natural consequence llvfe in
"peace and plonty” and enjoy the
honest and abundant fruits of their
labor. In my rambles I met a number
of farmers who were "too busy” to talk
newspaper or farming, and as a matter
of course, 1 did not learn whether they
were running an ox farm or a "gopher
retailing concern.”
It was my pleasure to meet a number
of good ladies on my rounds who tulked
garden seed exactly to my notion, as
they purchased their supply to plnnt of
me. I did not have time to get the
.names of ull their sweet little babies
and intelligent und industrious boys
and girls.
I found thh “latch-string” on the opt
' tide the door nt Mr. Lupu’s. He is one
f Jof Dooly’s get-up-and-get there farmers
' and is not ashamed nor afraid of honest
work, bo It ever so hard. Ho owns
good three-horse farm and says he likes
farming better than any other occupn-
.‘on. bays he tried teaching school and
t$£rcbandising, but prefer* farming to
any other occupation.'
I enjoyed the hospitality of Mr.
Wallace and Ids estimable family for
one night. He is an up- to-dnte and
diversified farmer and has four of - the
prettiest plow mules in that section.
His home is one of tho most pleasant
I have had the pleasure of visiting since
I havo been in old Dooly. His boys are
all girls, but ho has a most excellent
and amiable wife. :
Mr. A. B. Walden loaded us with the
products of his fertile farm. His large
quantity of aweet potatoes-"now on
hand, oriba full of corn and barn full of
bright fodder shows that he knows how
to make and save remunative crops of
all kinds.
Mr. A. E. Mixon Is one of the repre
•emotive chitons of his community and
a farmer of considerable noto. He
runs fils form with colored laborers al-
together, and manages U successfully
. In my last issue I promised to tell
of the colored of Dooly who aro work'
ing for the upbuilding of their county
and the elevation of their raoe. Among
that class is Louise Coxe, of Pinehnrst,
who is doing a great deal of good work
in that line. She lias charge of the
colored school at that place, and bos
140 pupils. She says she is teaching
, her pupils to be polite and honorable
and strive to be useful and peaceable
citizens.
Annie Perkins is another good teaeh'
er who has about 160 pupils under her
control. She is instructing her school
4n the right way, and enjoys the repu
tation of being an efficient teacher.
(Continued in nextissue.
BY OftLANDO COLLINS.
Into
a Fait of Rext Week—Railroad
Case Disposed of.
Two negro brothers named Pitts
wete arrested in Unadllla Sunday
Deputy Sheriff Smith and brought to
Vienna and locked up on a charge of
carrying concealed weapons. They
were taken before Judge Henderson
the city court Monday morning, and
alter a hearing were fined 022 each,
which was paid. The negroes were
''only boys, about Iff years of age,
both have alwafs borne good reputa
tions. Considering this fact and also
the fact that their father 1s a good, old
honest negro, Judge Henderson dealt
lightly with the two offenders and Im
posed a light fine.
The public is this dev notified that
' • my realty In the city of Vienna Is for’sale
A. E. Jordan & Co. There being
■ '\> j'sfe price u improvements will still
*from day to daf, and prices will
controlled by improyenn nt,. My prop-
. erty will be on the market with this firm
■ for tbe'phrpose of effecting s sale.
' want to sell tU my Vienna dir t
Respectfully,
3-4.41 D. B. THOM PSON
You may talk about your thrilling
and blood-curdling experiences und
hair-breadth escapes, but for real
hard-down luck and exasperating
predicaments, Torn Adkins and
Frank Gilliland, of tbe News nnd
Progress force, respectively, can
give you points that would lay
Daniel Boon completely in tbe
shude.
Last Sunday was a most beautiful
day, in fact, it was so beautiful and
balmy th.it these two young gen
tlemen could not resist the alluring
temptation ot taking .t buggy ride
and following the naturul bent of
their inclinations, they hied them
selves to a livery stable and hired a
horse nnd buggy for the afternoon.
Still following Hint bent of their
inclinations, they got in the buggy
und struck a bee-line for the city
‘ Cordele. Arriving there ( amused
themselves by taking in the sights
und reading the signs until about
o’clock when they decided to re
turn home und started on their way
happy uiul all unawares of danger.
Everything went Well nnd smoothly
until they nrrived at the large pond
which submerges the road in the
pine forest about one mile and a
half below town.
By the time they nrrived at this
stage of their journey on their way
back home, it had grown very dark
especially in tile douse forest, where
the night owls and whippoor-wills
gave forth tlieir dismal sounds, nnd
the boys drove into the pond, think
ing they would drive right through
but luck was not to huve it so and
in the dense blackness of things
they lost the road nnd the horse be
gan t<f flounder blindly around in
the water which reached the hubs
of the wheels, nnd ftnully ran the
buggy into n large tree right in the
middle of the pond.
They made strenuous efforts'to
get the horso to buck eff of the
tree, but he was not of the same
opinion ns they, und insteud of
backing, be started to lie down in
the shulves, right in the water. The
boys were beginning to grow des
perutc by this time, and they saw
that the time for radical and -dev
cisive action hud arrived, so they)
each dived out ot the buggy into
the cold, muddy water which struck
them nr the waists,' and hurriedly
unhitched the obstreperous beast
from the vehicle, and after much
coaxing succeeded in leading him
to -dry land, leaving the btlggy
standing in the pond
ShiVciing und almost frozen,they
then began a diligent search for the
road, which they had hopelessly lost
in the darknesk while floundering
•ronnd in the water. Not having
any light, they were at a great dis-
advantage and hud to Anally give
up the search in despair.
Half drowned from their expos'
ure to the water, and shaking and
shivering from cold, the boys de
cided that the best thing they could
do would be to build up a fire and
camp out in the woods for thenight
They speedily put this thought in
to action, and soon had a roaring
fire, by which they lay down to
spend the night. Tom says that
Gilliland slept and snored like a
log all night Jong, but that be could
not sleep a wink, for the tear of
wild varmints and other things that
infest the woods. During the long
silent hours of the long and silent
night they both lay by their fire, one
sleeping and snoring most peaceful
ly; the other lying awake, torturing
his mind with thoughts ot what
pickle they were in.
In his peaceful sleep. Gilliland
got his anatomy intoclose proximity
to the fire, and he was rudely awak
ened out of his slumbers to find
tbst one. leg of his penis. were
fire and burning rapidly; By be
roic efforts be succeeded in quench
ing the flames, but when he went
to get his shoes', which he bsd
pulled off and.set aside, he foued
that tbe fire bad also reached them
and burned the toe out.
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The case of Mrs. Mary L. James
vstheS. A. L. Ry., which was
taken up last Friday morning and
which had not been concluded at
the time of our going to press that
afternoon, lusted until nearly sun
set Saturday night.
Mrs. James was suing the rail
road fur $35,000 damages for the
killing of her - husband, u young
mun about , 29 - years old and nn
engineer on that rpud, in a collision
with a switch engine on a side
track in .Cordele, in 1901. Mr.
James was running a freight train
and the switch had been left open
bv the yard crew which caused the
wreck.
The ruilroad was represented by
Cols. E. A. Hawkins, U.V. Whip-
pie and Harrison, while the plain
tiff was represented by Col. T° e
Hall and Judge Allen Fort, nnd
1 he case was 11 hard fought one.
The jury remained out only a short
time when a verdict was reached,
giving Mrs. James $10,000—less
than half the amount ol the suit.
The cuse will be appcnled to the
Supreme court,
Monday and Tuesday of this
week was taken up in the trial or
civil business. The criminal dock
et will be called this morning.
The grand jury re-convened Tues
day morning and it is very likely
that they will fiuish up their busts
ness and adjourn some time Thurs
day. At first it was only thought
that we would huve a two week’s
court, but everything now looks
like it will be necetsnry to hold a
few days uext week unless some of
the cuses are continued for the
It was at the barbershop last Satur
day night. Things were in a rush as
usual on Saturday nights, and there
were enough waiting their turns to fill
tbe : chairs several times over.
“How about our county fair?” asked
the'red-headed eitlsen, as he rose up In
the chair to have hts neck shaved. “Do
you think it will .be a success?”
“Well, I'll tell you remarked a eitlsen
with gold-rimmed glasses, “there is one
element In this couht; fair business
that we must fight shy ot if we wish to
make n success of it- There is a ten
dency toward jenlousy and malice be
tween certain sections of tho county,
and if it is allowed to exist and grow, it
will hurt our fair the very worst kind.
Now, we want this fair to be a complete
success, financially and otherwise, and
I for one am in favor of laying asidh nil
petty jealousy and rancoring, and
coming together in a spirit of patriotism
and county pride and whooping things
up and getting other people interested.”
“Them are my sentiments, neigh
bor,” .spoke up n business man with a
•light moustache, and unleis we do as
you rrconunend I have some fear that
the fair will not be the splendid succcrs
we ull wish it. In any movement of
this sort, the essential point is for the
people to be united and 0i Sne mind. 0 ’
A COTTON MILL
is/what Vienna needs, how about your hat?
Don’t ruin your feet by going without sox.
Shirt bussoms will do-jn the house but you
should have one 'of our whole shirts when you
go out—with a shirt you get n collar and a pair
of cuffs, Drawers und Undershirts very cheap.
700 Ties to select from. You should buy your
self one and throw away your old one.
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day, they were enabled to discover
tbe road which they had hunted so
v.i i.-ntly and unsuccessfully for
during the night, and with u fond
larewell to their cumping ground
they made all haste to reach town
before people '.vere stiring about,
but in this they were unsuccessful.
To describe tlieir appearance,
coming into town is more than my
pen is capable of, so 1 leave it to
the imagination of the reader. They
are both alright now, however, and
receive the jibes of their friends
with n very good grace.
Tom says that while Gilliland
wus sleeping und dreaming, he
cried out in his sleep : “Maud, oh
Maud, if you could only tee me
now."
Both declare they have had ex
perience a plenty of that character,
und do not care for uny more,
thunks.
A QOOD*SHOW.
Those who went to tho opera house
last Saturday night expecting to be
well entertained were not disappointed
by any means. The Floyds did all they
claimed and amply demonstrated that
they are among the most clever peo
ple on tho.stage today In their class of
entertainment. Prof. Floyd Is cer
tainly a wizard, and tome of his tricks
were reaUy wonderful. He is thcr
oughty adept In the mysterious art of
•light-of-hand and kept his audience
In keen expectancy end wonder at
whet he would do next. Mrs. Floyd
also' exetted the sdmiration end
wonder of the aodienee by
her wonderful testa of mind-reading
and mental telepathy. All declared
they had been wonderfully entertained
and came away well pleased with the
Floyd* and their entertainment
“Not to change the subject, but have
you thought about how our little city
is going to shine when our new electric
light plant is completed,” said a wide
awake and progressive citizen, lis the
boy brushed his clothes and he adjusted
hi- tie. "With the number ot arc lights
which we have contracted for, wn will
have one of the best lighted small towns
in the state. I honor our city fathers
tor their foresight and publte spirit in
securing these lights, nnd I am sure the
people will grertly appreciate them
after they have once tried them."
“Yes, that was a good stroke of public
policy on the part of our city council,”
fnld the bald-headed man, “and I am
sure we will all be very glad to see the
old lamps go.”
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"fey the way," said the red-headed
man, “have you henid any more of that
local minstrel which we were told
would appear on Tuesday night,
have been fooled to much sbout that
show thnt I have a crushing curiosity
now t* see it.”
"Yon will have to ask Watts Powell
about that,” griplngly remarked the
man who had just taken .the chair. At
this sally there was a load guffaw in
which the whole crowd Joined.
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After the laughter had subsided, the
citizen with the gold-riramed spectacles
said: “You may all doubt it who want
to, but I am firmly of tho opinion that
them are great things in store for
Vienna, and all that is needed is a little
hustle and grit to go after them. We
can havo a cotton mill here, If we will
decide that we are going to get it.
Gentlemen, there is nothing liko trying
for a thing, si you all well know, and I
am ready and willing now and in tho
future to put forward my very beat
efforts to secure tom* new and mueh
needed enterprises for Vienna, and
believe there are men in this town that
will help me.” ,
This speech was loudly applauded by
the crowd, and several signified their
hearty co-operation.
D j We will sell you good Outing
t from 5 to ioc. per vard.
Qt Good Calicoes at 4ijc.
D S Good checks nt 5c. per yard.
t We have a fine line of dll kinds
Qt of Woslen Goods, nnd we will dls-
D , pose of it nt reduced prices,
t from I3}4c. up.
Qt We have n line line of Silks that
D : we will sell from37jje. up.
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IQt and Woolen Skirts, correctly made,
1 n| that we will sell von at greatly
Ur reduced prices. Wo have all kinds
Qt of Shirt waists from i;C. up.
n, We have a fine line of Ladies
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Disturbances of strikers are not nearly
at grave as an individual disorder oi the
system. Overwork, lots of sleep, nerv ous
tension will be followed by utter collapse
unless a reliable remedy It Immediately
employed. There’s notbtog so efficient
to cure disorders of tbe liver or kidneys
as Electric BUters. It’s a wonderful tonic
Al last,glorious daylight dawned and effective nervine and the greatest -li
on the scene, and the boys screwed round medicine for ron down systems. It
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We call the attention of our cusotmers and
D; friends to the many bargains we are now offer-
g| ing, cheap for cash. Don’t miss the chance,
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Mens’ Boys’ and Children’s Suiti,
Cannot give prices, but want ton :jj:
to come and look and we will jn'
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Men’s, Ladles’. Hoy’s and Chil- Jpt
dren’s Shoe*, which we are going |u|
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“We need more sueh men as you, my
friend,” snid tho bald-headed maq
“and I for ono am in favor of getting
together and organising a board of
trade for Vienna. There is no moans
by which wo can better promote our
public interests and advertise our town
than through the medium of • well
organized and active board of trade.
Look what they have done and are doing
every day for other towns, and then tall
me, if you can. thfct they are not bene
ficial to a town. I would like to see
some active, alert business man take
hold of this proposition and push It
through to sucoess. I. am more _
willing to do my part and I believe
every other man is of the same way of
thinking.”
Loud applause greeted tbe speaker’s
words, and as It was becoming late and
all had been attended, they took their
departure, thinking over wbst the bald-
headed man had said.
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TO THE TRADING PUBLIC:
In coming to town pleatc make my dore, near (he A. &
B. depot, your headquarters, where you will always find a
nice and fresh line of
FAMILY AND FANCY GROCERIES,
with prices ever right. > Highest prices paid for country
produce. I solicit the city as well as the country trade.
Come to sec me. Yours for business, J
J. B. FOREHAND, Prop’r.
Vienna, Georgia. .